Homework Help: thermal energy

Posted by faith on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 12:12am.

A hot 0.25-kg piece of iron is placed in a calorimeter containing room temperature water. How much heat is lost by the iron as it cools from 125 degree C to 75 degree C? I must have the given/work and answer also how much heat is gained by the water

thermal energy - DrBob222, Monday, December 19, 2011 at 9:34am
heat lost = heat gained.
q = mass x specific heat x delta T.

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